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Up-and-coming blonde actor of the 1960s, perhaps best remembered for her role as the untalented aspirant who drifts into making soft-core porn films in the campy cult classic, "Valley of the Dolls" (1967). Tate married director Roman Polanski in 1968, having acted in his horror spoof "The Fearless Vampire Killers" (1967), but her career was tragically ended the next year, when she and three of Polanski's friends were brutally murdered by Charles Manson's followers....

Filmography

The Wrecking Crew - ( Freya Carlson / 1968 / Released / )
Don't Make Waves - ( Malibu / 1967 / Released / MGM/UA Entertainment Company )
Valley of the Dolls - ( Jennifer North / 1967 / Released / )
Eye of the Devil - ( Odile / 1966 / Released / MGM Distribution Company )
The Fearless Vampire Killers - ( Sarah--Shagal's Daughter / 1966 / Released / MGM/UA Entertainment Company )
The Americanization of Emily - ( / 1964 / Released / )
TV Credits
The Beverly Hillbillies ( 1962 / Released ): Actor
Full Biography (Back to top)

Up-and-coming blonde actor of the 1960s, perhaps best remembered for her role as the untalented aspirant who drifts into making soft-core porn films in the campy cult classic, "Valley of the Dolls" (1967). Tate married director Roman Polanski in 1968, having acted in his horror spoof "The Fearless Vampire Killers" (1967), but her career was tragically ended the next year, when she and three of Polanski's friends were brutally murdered by Charles Manson's followers.

Profession(s):
Actor
Sometimes Credited As:
Sharon Marie Tate
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Family
father:Paul James Tate (was a lieutenant colonel in the US Army)
husband:Roman Polanski (married on January 28, 1968; directed Tate and starred opposite her in "The Fearless Vampire Killers, or Pardon Me But Your Teeth Are in My Neck" (1967))
mother:Doris Gwendolyn Tate (died on July 10, 1992 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, of a brain tumor)
son:Paul Richard Polanski (Tate was eight months pregnant when she and her unborn child were murdered)
Companion(s)
Jay Sebring , Companion , ```..remained friends after their breakup; was murdered with Tate on August 9, 1969
Philippe Forquet , Companion , ```..involved in the early 1960s; reportedly was abusive to Tate, who ended the relationship after being hospitalized


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Education
Vicenza American High School Verona, Italy
Milestones (Back to top)
1968 Last film, "The Wrecking Crew"
1967 Played actress Jennifer North in "Valley of the Dolls"
1966 Had leading role in "The Fearless Vampire Killers", directed by future husband Roman Polanski
1965 Co-starred with David Niven and Deborah Kerr in "Eye of the Devil"
1964 First notable appearance in a film, small part in "The Americanization of Emily"
1963 Cast as one of the leads in the CBS sitcom "Petticoat Junction"; replaced after her Playboy pictorial was discovered
1963 - 1965 Had regular role as bank secretary Janet Trego on the CBS comedy series "The Beverly Hillbillies"
1962 Made film debut in bit role in "Barabbas"
Posed nude for Playboy
Appeared in TV commercials


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